Gmail: A Symbol Of Everything That Is Wrong With Google

http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-gmail-a-symbol-of-everything-that-is-wrong-with-google-and-the-reason-microsoft-is-still-winning-in-the-enterprise-2010-2

by icey • 16 years ago

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mooism2• 16 years ago

Suppose Gmail was actually made by Apple, and that it was Apple that had concluded that the "Conversations" interface worked best for e-mail. Do you think Apple would have added a "Normal e-mail view" for people who didn't like it? I don't.

there2• 16 years ago

apple's mail.app has a threaded view which is basically what gmail's conversations are, and it can certainly be turned off.

amardeep• 16 years ago

No, it is not the same as gmail's conversations. The biggest difference is that gmail shows your replies in the same view.

evlapix• 16 years ago

Quote: Consumers don't like to customize.

Quote: Because it would be so simple for Google to create a "Normal email view" for people like me.

So, Google should make it customizable.. ?

coliveira• 16 years ago

I love conversations in Gmail, but I think the article makes a good point. Users coming from other email clients don't want to think about the difference between conversations and normal emails. There should be simple option to let them use the old style.

Gmail: A Symbol Of Everything That Is Wrong With Google

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